Olympus OM System 1 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6

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Side by side comparison and review of Olympus OM System 1 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Olympus OM System 1 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5.8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.16 cm 10.03 cm
Width 13.48 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 7.27 cm 9.96 cm
Weight 511 g 739 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 511 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 599 g
Camera body only: 739 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 823 g
Protection Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-proof, IP53 Splashproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Sensor Resolution 20.4 Megapixel 25.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Stacked BSI Live MOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 22,900,000 pixels 26,520,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,400,000 pixels 25,210,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) -
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Image Processor TruePic X Venus Engine
LENS Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 1053 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control AI Focus AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye priority AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 -
Extended ISO (Min) 80 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-102400, ISO 80-102400 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 324 1728
Exposure Modes - Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, Dynamic Range Bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects Monotone, Vivid, soft focus, natural, Flat, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film, Colour Creator, Underwater Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, Cross Process, Highlight, Retro, Expressive, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Old Days, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D, L. Classic Neo, L. Monochrome S, Cinelike D2, Cinelike V2, Like709
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets - Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/8000 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -5.5-19 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
FLASH Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Camera Flash External flash -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, flash OFF mode -
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC MPEG-4, H.264, MOV, ProRes 422, H.265, ProRes 422 HQ
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 5760 x 4320
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Image Storage 5184 x 3888 5776 x 4336
4096 x 3072
2944 x 2208
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3848
4096 x 2728
2944 x 1960
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 5464 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3248
4096 x 2304
2944 x 1656
11552 x 6496 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 4608 - High Resolution Mode
4336 x 4336
3072 x 3072
2208 x 2208
8672 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
6144 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Battery Type Olympus BLX-1 Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLX-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Interface HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Print Standard Exif Print support Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.0 (USB Type-C)
Remote control input (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Features - Vectorscope
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, custom 10 sec, 2sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 120 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 14 frames per second, 75 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, multiple exposure capture, Focus Stacking, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 80-megapixel High Resolution mode Built-in speaker, sharpness control, saturation control, contrast control, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, HDR image enhancement technology, hue control, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), slow motion recording, V-Log L recording, 3D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, 2D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording
OTHERS Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Included Accessories Shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, cable clip, cable protector Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable holder, BNC adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
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